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Title
Man Crying
Description
Composition in yellow tones, green, earthy, red, white and black. Smooth, areas with dilute pigment and dried strokes. Composition representing the head of a man, taking up almost the entire support area against background composed of geometrical areas in shades of green, yellow and red ochre. The figure is slightly turned to the right, has a long face, hair indicated by green thick lines and earthy, suggesting a crown of thorns, straight eyebrows, long, thin nose, eyes wide open and that their shed "stone tears" ; closed lips contoured green and red brushstrokes, angular jaw marked by wrinkles, large entrance on the chin, thin, long neck and shirt collar rounded suggestion. On bottom and on the right triangular area in green background of yellow head and upper area in red ochre.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
gouacheArtMediumType
India ink brushArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
38
Width
27.5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari 1948"
